USS Bluegill

USS Bluegill (SS-242/SSK-242) was a Gato-class submarine in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, from 1951 to 1952, and from 1953 to 1969. She was named for the bluegill, a sunfish of the Mississippi Valley.

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SS-242; SS-242; SSK-242
speed 20.25 knot, 
Gato-class submarine, attack submarine, United States Navy, General Dynamics Electric Boat, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1951-05-03T00:00:00Z

1951-05-03T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1953-05-02T00:00:00Z

1953-05-02T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1942-12-07T00:00:00Z

1942-12-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1946-03-01T00:00:00Z

1946-03-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1952-07-07T00:00:00Z

1952-07-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1969-06-28T00:00:00Z

1969-06-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-11-11T00:00:00Z

1943-11-11T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-08-08T00:00:00Z

1943-08-08T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Bluegill (SS-242) on the Mekong River at Saigon, Vietnam, in 1962 (111-LC-45603)

Periscope of USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) with a P-2 Neptune in flight (USN 1143148)

USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in early 1967

USS Bluegill (SSK-242) underway during the 1950s (NH 78979)

USS Dentuda (SS-335) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 17 October 1946

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Bluegill (SS-242) on the Mekong River at Saigon, Vietnam, in 1962 (111-LC-45603)		Commons
commons	image		Periscope of USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) with a P-2 Neptune in flight (USN 1143148)		Commons
commons	image		USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in early 1967		Commons
commons	image		USS Bluegill (SSK-242) underway during the 1950s (NH 78979)		Commons
commons	image		USS Dentuda (SS-335) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 17 October 1946		Commons